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Jaatishwar

Jaatishwar

Jaatishwar is a 2014 Indian Bengali-language musicalpsychological drama film written and directed by Srijit Mukherji. It stars Prosenjit Chatterjee, Jisshu Sengupta and Swastika Mukherjee. The main focus of the plot revolves around the life and notable works of Anthony Firingee (Hensman Anthony), a 19th-century Bengali language folk poet of Portuguese origin, along with other supporting characters. The time frame of the storyline jumps between two different periods—19th century and the present day (2013). The music of Jaatiswar is composed by Kabir Suman.

The film has been recognized as the most awarded film in the 61st National Film Awards with 4 awards in the following categories -Best Music Direction, Best Male Playback Singer, Best Costume Design and Best Make-up Artist.